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Vatican City

The Vatican is small, that much is obvious, I needed a good view of the country and I had tried inside St Peter's Cathedral. I was unhappy with the result. I dismissed the Sistine Chapel as it is too complicated and well beyond my skill level. I like the view from the Cupola extending out into the square, but it looks into the rest of Rome. I decided to go with that and just keep the rest of Rome grey. I wrote the name of the country across the top. This is my final result:



Looking at it now, I realize that all the statue on the front of the cathedral are missing... oops. It seems like I'll need to revisit this one again.





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